On Sunday, Fox 13 in Utah reported that two men were arrested for leaving an incendiary device under a Fox News 13 vehicle.
The article reports:
MAGNA, Utah — Two men have been arrested after allegedly leaving an incendiary device underneath a FOX 13 News vehicle and then forcing an evacuation of a Magna neighborhood when the FBI served an overnight warrant on their home.
The men, Adeeb Nasir, 58, and Adil Justice Ahmed Nasir, 31, were booked into jail and face multiple charges, including Threat of Terrorism, Possessing Weapons of Mass Destruction, and Possessing Explosive Devices.
An X post by Collin Rugg reports:
Adeeb Nasir, 58, and Adil Justice Ahmed Nasir, 31 have reportedly been arrested.
The Salt Lake City Police Department Bomb Squad and the Unified Fire Authority Arson/Bomb Squad say a real explosive device was found under the vehicle.
“Police say they found the device placed under a news media vehicle parked next to an occupied building and determined it to be a real explosive device. It “had been lit but failed to function as designed,” according to the affidavit,” KSL reported.
The article at Fox News concludes:
The men were located at the home, and during the search, told investigators that “two hoax weapons of mass destruction” that officials discovered were “real,” the arrest report stated.
Because of the devices, the home was evacuated, as well as nearby homes in the neighborhood.
Although the warrant was issued for the search of evidence related to the incendiary devices found under the FOX 13 News vehicle, law enforcement officials “observed additional contraband and evidence of crimes outside the scope of the original warrant, to include firearms and firearm related items, explosives and explosive-related components, illegal narcotics and associated paraphernalia, as well as electronic devices reasonably believed to contain evidence” of the original device that was discovered.
According to the Salt Lake City Police Department, both men had a protective orders that prohibits them from possessing firearms.
“FOX 13 News is working closely with law-enforcement and our risk management team, with the safety of our employees as our top priority,” said FOX 13 Station Manager Leona Wood.
One of the men is listed as born in Utah; the other man is listed as having been born in Pakistan.